Ryland & St Clair 01-Cold Pursuit by Mehl Nancy

Author:Mehl, Nancy [Mehl, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, American Suspense, Crime Procedural, Crime Thriller, Murder Investigation, Private Investigator, Missouri
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2023-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

TWENTY-THREE

After talking to Chloe, River called the high school that Chris, Jason, and Kyle had attended. She made an appointment to talk to Alan Levellie, the English teacher Jason had tormented. River was conflicted about him. For some reason, Kyle thought Levellie had inappropriate feelings toward some of the girls in the school. She didn’t know Kyle well enough to trust his instincts, yet she believed he was basically honest. His body language had shown that he was being sincere when he talked to them. Still, she couldn’t judge the teacher without knowing more. She felt strongly that if she could talk to him, she might be able to see something that would give her an idea as to who the man really was. If she felt strongly that Chris was right, she’d take some kind of action. The idea that a school would turn a blind eye to a teacher molesting children in any way made her furious.

When they reached the high school, they parked near the front door in the visitor’s spot. Once inside, they found the main office. River couldn’t help but stare at some of the kids walking past them. Torn jeans and wild hair colors were the trend now. Children trying to find their identity yet afraid to stand out too much. Of course, it wasn’t any different when she was in high school.

They opened the door to the office and walked inside. To River’s right was a row of chairs. Two kids sat there. A boy and a girl, an empty chair between them. They were trying hard to ignore each other and pretend they didn’t care that they’d been called to the principal’s office. But she was certain that they did care. Their body language betrayed them. The girl’s crossed arms and the way the boy swung his leg back and forth. It was a way to pacify himself. River remembered being in the same spot they were in now. She wanted to tell them that everything would be okay. That they had an entire life ahead of them. River remembered believing that whoever you were in high school was who you would be for the rest of your life. Absolutely false. Once you graduated, the whole world changed. You could become anyone you wanted to be. Life was in front of you. High school didn’t matter anymore. River’s dream to join the FBI had seemed impossible when she was a teenager, but it came true. She wanted to grab those two kids and say, “This isn’t your life. No matter what happens. Whether you have friends or whether you don’t. The unpopular kids will one day sit behind a desk and interview the popular kids for jobs they’re not qualified for. It will all change. I promise.”

“River, are you with me?” Tony asked quietly.

She turned her head to look up at him. “Yeah, sorry. This place brings back memories.”

“Me too. I can’t wait to get out of here.”

A rather severe-looking woman walked up to the counter where they stood.

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